The Read Local series is a partnership between the Bettendorf Public Library and the Midwest Writing Center that highlights 6 local authors per year. Please join us on December 12th as we welcome local author Aubrey Barnes. Aubrey Barnes is a Rock Island, Illinois native whose passions for poetry and rap are deeply influenced by his faith and ancestors who paved the way for great art; such as Langston Hughes, Gil Scott-Heron, and more recent artists such as Kendrick Lamar and Propaganda. Aubrey's work appears on Ink Node, and he released his first full-length poetry collection, Unfin-, in January 2018. Following the reading will be a question and answer opportunity.